New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-02
MUSCLE AGAINST MONEY.
BALL PLAYERS DEMAND THEIR RIGHTS.

IGNORE THE BROTHERHOOD
The promise Of open rupture between the baseball
players and the managers grows stronger daily. The
players evidently determined to heard and the
owners OF the clubs apparently just determined
to be heard and the OF the clubs apparently
Just determined not to listen. The latter, ut least
claim that II the players have any grievances and will
come to them players, they will try to make every
thing pleasant aud the obnoxious rules. The
managers say they win not recognize secret order
brotherhood and hence the prospects Of trouble Both
the League and American Association players have
formed brotherheods, but the former being the Older
organization Is making the fight ut present The Asso
citation players viii. however work in unison with the
League players In secession Is deemed desirable
Several letters have already passed between John NJ
Ward. the president of the brotherhood, and N Z.
Young the president of the League They of the
peaceful order The Leagues decisive step in refusing
70 treat with the brotherhood has aroused the players
rs the appended letter from them will show baseball
! men all over the country will watch the struggle
closely TO whether the workingmen of baseball
the moneyed men will surrender. The players, say they
will sigr contracts for year unless the League
gives them hearing Wards letter In full Is appended
| ~ T. YOUNG Prudent National League
SIR; suppo,e should have taken letter OF Septem
Ss: omspE aSsehsr new In oase9a n sna
tSaa half rIs9ly sonisrsns.
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with hope accomplishing thing
right some matters concerning which there is
Ts !h:n to the meeting .. the Joint Committee
Tee received such. nr.t nved to attend
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b the asssat. OF tho BIoilerhSod. those two
ssae,ssa pss ' Of
entire soIms and before any BUSINESS been trans
a from e ta hs
sary failed place that IN the cannot on hat aS
that had been as dsiesas from the
Of then why should
pay nv inst a, It paid The
TO the PLAYERS whether The e me Gon
ers or from secret society. etc ,,...
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lete and py all tho players would that not again ne
fhs ccncaSns portion Your letter reads smoothly
League ono than aisiSsfestea Of epIon
and o, a and s s, ~ int pen
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ston leslae for the interests OF the players The buy
nna ans on y The easae "e Son.pcy By
which the players OF retiring club Iedded around at
is rrovh Of the past year from these and
his entire question q reform n The contract owes It's ST
pect body step OF Individual PLAYERS
woId u not be more ,or tne % 70 sS
whether confer with committee OF individual or
atse@ay , ,Se ave 'Ace inc
are correctly yoqr rys 1 ae
the brotherhood on what ground DO you assume TO DC
other Do The Leas Tor ar are nS1 open 10
posed member and It's constitution and by laws are
free at any time Tor your n.pecon Your decafsoh taI
MUMMY members Of tho order the enforcement OF
o9s s 81 me i By ans ScioS Of
% tSaa vii any sSsr
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wog or e sa ot on %
Of proportions made by The Brothsroo DC,
e, none oo e sp Sa rs an orSsszaon and II tue
OF the League necestes the taxing OF such ground
Bnr do the masnaes Of league really think they can
tsr opinion Of their players such believe
thai their brotherhood will choke
Of existence II 10 they make most srievous mis-
Tne brotherhood wants only right 1t did not de-
eide that II VIII have certain changes but y declared
tee 10 confer With the League and It's h been
be they would have been modified &C
masnates League. tho s,uo forced
Obliged Ss Vi 20 sons waaS
| Probably the strongest individual nine put to
gether will be formed In this city In few days, 10 make
tour through the Southern and to California
The club will arrive the Pacific Coast about Novem
Der "a and remain in Catornias bamy atmosphere al
winter The team will be made up follows: Keere
| pitcher; Brown. catcher; CoDnor first base Richard
son, second base Denny third base Ward. shortstoI
Herman left field; Ewing. centre field and Kelly, right
field All the players belong to the NewYork Club ex
ccpt Denny and Kelly. The club will be on the CO
opeatve plan although IL will be generally recognized
~ the New Club. and will play under that
Keefe will act manager until the club reaches Calfor
MA when Walter Appleton OF the stockholders OF
the New-York Club. will hold OF the rens. The
PLAYERS will leave NcwYork in special car on the
evening of October e5 They will stop at Cncin
natl and play there on October 30 and 80 On Novem
Der they play In Memphis, Tenn, and on the follow
ing day at Nashville The players expect TO arrive al
New-Orleans November 3, and will remain In the
Crescent City, playing. for about week or ten days
They expect to play the st. Louis Club there about
November 49, aud the players say they have fear
tho result In game with the American Association
champions.
| About November Is the club will start on q toui
through Texas and will play one gsmo each In Calves
| ton. Houston, San Antonio and Fort YUMA The
Southern Pacidc Railroad will then carry the party
California getting them there IN tine TO formally open
the baseball on tue coast on Ihanksgiy
viii cost each OF the players about $780, but they Ieel
confident that they Will clear at least Sloooo on the
good time in the bargain Flaming lithoe graphs Of The
players will be freely scattered through the South and
petroi and Phiiadeipbia Clubs Will also Walt California
tins winter. These lastnaned clubs however cannot
arrangement made with the NewYork players will pre-
vent this.
| Some of the little things picked up In the baseball
| world this week follows: The general opinion
seems to be that Gore has not proved remarkably
strong addition to tho New-York Club-Connor and
Tiernau are doing most Of the batting for the local
league club-Captan Hanlon, OF the Detroit Club, Will
accompany the New-York Club to California, but will
not play with it-Peope fond Of baseball statistics will
probably like to that Ward Thompson and Morrill,
are the only players who have played In every game
| saws he has three outheldcrs. two infelders q